Gallery: Terrapattern is Like a Search Engine for Satellite Imagery
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Terrapattern is a tool that lets you search satellite imagery for patterns.
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By clicking on a tile in a satellite image, you can find other images with similar characteristics.
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For example, old, rusted ships on NYC's coastline.
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Or golf course sand traps.
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Terrapattern uses something called a convolutional neural network to make sense of what it’s looking at.
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The system analyzes images in layers: Lower layers identify basic visual characteristics like edges and curves; while higher layers make sense of the shapes identified by layers below them.
